November 29, 2004

UNA MEN GET ANOTHER OVERTIME WIN (BOX SCORE)

CLEVELAND, Miss. -- Reprobatus Bibbs hit his second game-winning shot of the season Monday night, nailing a jumper with nine seconds left to give North Alabama a 73-71 overtime win at Delta State.

UNA, now 6-1 overall, led the entire game until Delta State scored with 40 seconds left in regulation for a 61-60 advantage. UNA blew a 44-43 halftime advanteg and an 11-point lead down the stretch but recovered to tie the game and force overtime. An A.J. Gordon free throw tied the game at 61-61 to force overtime. With Delta leading 71-70 in overtime, Bibbs tied the game with a free throw with 55 seconds left. He then hit the game winning shot, as he had done on a buzzer beater to down Kentucky Wesleyan a week ago.

A.J. Gordon led UNA with 20 points, while Bibbs had 17, Javier Palacios 14 and Pervis Key 11. Jeremy Richardson led Delta State with 21 and Tery Sanders added 14.

Delta State falls to 1-3 overall.

 
    

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